The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Review => Action Figures => Topic started by: Mando Commando on March 25, 2010, 01:18:58 PM
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Hey, everyone. I will try to post reviews on some of my figures soon, so I thought I'd go ahead and start the topic for it. I'll try to post a review for the new firefighter droid and a few others tomorrow. bbfet
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Fire Fighter Droid Review:
Hello, everyone, and welcome to my very first Star Wars figure review. Today I will be showing you the firefighter droid from Wave 2 or 3 of the 2010 Clone Wars line.
First off, I'll show the bio.
Firefighter droids scramble to extinguish fires on the Malevolence after the Seperatist ship is attacked by Republic Forces. The droids blast the flames with foam as General Grievous' deadly new flagship tries to escape its pursuers.
This figure is okay in articulation, with a ball jointed neck, ball jointed shoulders, swivel elbows, swivel waist, and ball jointed hips. Unfortunately, because it is a repaint of the rocket battle droid, this droid has no articulation in the knees or ankles, and the backpack tends to fall out as does the jetpack on the other droid. But, I have found the pack to fit in a little better then the jetpack.
Speaking of the backpack, I thought I'd mention that on one side it says "fire" in Aerobush, and the other side is just some random letters and maybe some numbers.
For the accesories he comes with the removable hose (which is very good, btw), removable pack, and CW style droid blaster.
Overall, it's a good figure with some flaws, but I still recommend that you pick him up.
Until my next review, always collect, find the best price, and may the Force be with you.
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Commander Bly:
Hey, everyone, and welcome back to another SW figure review. Now, I'm going to show you my Commander Bly figure review. Like my firefighter droid, I was able to pick Bly up at my local Wal Mart, which is always getting in the latest figures.
First, I'll show you the bio for Bly.
Commander Bly leads the 327th Star Corps of clone troopers assinged to Jedi General Aayla Secura during the Clone Wars. He comes perilously close to finding out the devastating effect of a new Seperatist weapon that threatens a peaceful Lurmen village.
Okay, now I'd like to say that Commander Bly is probably my FAVORITE clone wars figure. He just has so much head detail which makes him look as t.v. series accurate as you can get.
Now, for a rundown on the figure. He has a ball jointed head, ball hinged shoulders and elbows, swivel wrists, ball hinged waist, swivel hips, ball jointed knees, and ball jointed ankles. So, articulation is just about as good as you can get on this figure. We might as well enjoy these super articulated clones while we still have them, lol.
Commander Bly is a really good figure, especially with his detailed head and paint job, but I do have to complain about the paint job. Instead of a yellow, he has more of a golden color. I may try to customize that flaw.
That's about it for my Commander Bly review. Until next time, always collect, find the best deal, and may the Force be with you.
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Commander Bly:
Hey, everyone, and welcome back to another SW figure review. Now, I'm going to show you my Commander Bly figure review. Like my firefighter droid, I was able to pick Bly up at my local Wal Mart, which is always getting in the latest figures.
First, I'll show you the bio for Bly.
Commander Bly leads the 327th Star Corps of clone troopers assinged to Jedi General Aayla Secura during the Clone Wars. He comes perilously close to finding out the devastating effect of a new Seperatist weapon that threatens a peaceful Lurmen village.
Okay, now I'd like to say that Commander Bly is probably my FAVORITE clone wars figure. He just has so much head detail which makes him look as t.v. series accurate as you can get.
Now, for a rundown on the figure. He has a ball jointed head, ball hinged shoulders and elbows, swivel wrists, ball hinged waist, swivel hips, ball jointed knees, and ball jointed ankles. So, articulation is just about as good as you can get on this figure. We might as well enjoy these super articulated clones while we still have them, lol.
Commander Bly is a really good figure, especially with his detailed head and paint job, but I do have to complain about the paint job. Instead of a yellow, he has more of a golden color. I may try to customize that flaw.
That's about it for my Commander Bly review. Until next time, always collect, find the best deal, and may the Force be with you.
Also, here are the pics.
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nice reviews! ;D
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Thanks, Lux.
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you welcome men! :)
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TX-20 Review:
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another Star Wars figure review. Today I'll be showing the review on the 2010 TX-20 Commander Droid.
First, I'll show the bio:
Commander TX-20 is a tactical droid who communicates with Separatist leader Wat Tambor via hologram. Capable of strategic calculations, TX-20 gives orders to battle droids when Republic forces attempt to free the planet Ryloth from Separatist control.
Now, here's the rundown of the figures articulation: he has a ballhinged neck, ball/swivel shoulders, swivel elbows, swivel wrists, swivel (with a bit of ball hinged) waist, ball/swivel hips, and ball hinged ankles. Besides not having articulation in the knees, he has spot on articulation!
Onto the figure. I really like this figure, he has a great color scheme and detail. He seems to have scratch marks on several parts of his body; which makes him look weathered.
He also comes with a droid blaster/rocket launcher, CW style droid blaster, and a Wat Tambor hologram and projector. This figure comes with some great accesories!
Overall, this is a great figure. Besides having no articulation in the knees, this is a great figure and I recommend you trying to find him. If you do find him, make sure to pick him up!
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TX-20 Review:
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another Star Wars figure review. Today I'll be showing the review on the 2010 TX-20 Commander Droid.
First, I'll show the bio:
Commander TX-20 is a tactical droid who communicates with Separatist leader Wat Tambor via hologram. Capable of strategic calculations, TX-20 gives orders to battle droids when Republic forces attempt to free the planet Ryloth from Separatist control.
Now, here's the rundown of the figures articulation: he has a ballhinged neck, ball/swivel shoulders, swivel elbows, swivel wrists, swivel (with a bit of ball hinged) waist, ball/swivel hips, and ball hinged ankles. Besides not having articulation in the knees, he has spot on articulation!
Onto the figure. I really like this figure, he has a great color scheme and detail. He seems to have scratch marks on several parts of his body; which makes him look weathered.
He also comes with a droid blaster/rocket launcher, CW style droid blaster, and a Wat Tambor hologram and projector. This figure comes with some great accesories!
Overall, this is a great figure. Besides having no articulation in the knees, this is a great figure and I recommend you trying to find him. If you do find him, make sure to pick him up!
Forgot to add the pics!
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nice review, cool droid, like the colour :)
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Nice reveiws.
The FF droid has to be one of my fav variations of the battle droid yet, I suppose just because of his different funchtion.
I was pleasently surprized by TX-20, I almost didn't even get him but am so glad I did now.
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Thanks, guys. I'll have another review up in a sec. bbfet
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another SW figure review. Next up for my reviews, I'll be showing you the Jawa and Treadwell Droid, today.
First, I'll show you the bio.
The Jawas come to the Lars homestead to offer droids for sale. One of the droids they show Owen Lars is a WED Treadwell droid, a common utility droid with multiple manipulator arms and goggle-like photoreceptors on a telescoping neck.
The back also shows the picture of the rest of the BAD waave and another one, including Ben and some different aliens.
I'll have to review two figures, so this may be a longer review then my others. So, I'll start off with the Jawa.
The jawa is a decent figure, but it isn't really movie-accurate. I honestly prefer the CW styled Jawas over this one, because they look more movie realistic. But this jawa is loaded with features. He has a droid-stopper-thing and a gun like object strapped to a radio. The strap goes all the way around his body and over the two pouched, ropes. The gun is similar to the one in the movie, where the Jawa shoots R2 which stops him dead in his tracks. I have to complain about the head, though. The eyes are cool, but the head has a wrinkled look. I would like it if the head was smooth with the golden eyes. But, he has alot of detail, including sand stained clothing and wrinkles in his clothing.
For articulation, he has a swivel head, ball hinged sholdiers and elbows, swivel wrist, and a swivel waist. The head and torso can't really twist too well because of the belts.
Now, to my favorite of the "pack", the WED treadwell droid.
The treadwell droid is my favorite droid I own, just because he has so much detail and features. He has eight "hands" with different kinds of "fingers" on them. The droid does come in three different pieces when you buy it, but they all snap on easily. The droid has alot of detail, like weathering on the base and up his neck. I honestly think that this box should say "WED Treadwell Droid and Jawa."
For articulation, he has a swivel "head", swivel body, hinged "shoulders, and hinged "elbows." For a droid, this has really good articulation.
Since this is and older figure, you may have trouble finding him. You may even have to search on Ebay for him, but if you can find him for a decent price, I recommend you picking it up. You could also get a couple and do like Jtrooper and customize one of your treadwell droids to fit the Imperials, or Rebels. This figure is worth the money!
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another SW figure review. Next up for my reviews, I'll be showing you the Jawa and Treadwell Droid, today.
First, I'll show you the bio.
The Jawas come to the Lars homestead to offer droids for sale. One of the droids they show Owen Lars is a WED Treadwell droid, a common utility droid with multiple manipulator arms and goggle-like photoreceptors on a telescoping neck.
The back also shows the picture of the rest of the BAD waave and another one, including Ben and some different aliens.
I'll have to review two figures, so this may be a longer review then my others. So, I'll start off with the Jawa.
The jawa is a decent figure, but it isn't really movie-accurate. I honestly prefer the CW styled Jawas over this one, because they look more movie realistic. But this jawa is loaded with features. He has a droid-stopper-thing and a gun like object strapped to a radio. The strap goes all the way around his body and over the two pouched, ropes. The gun is similar to the one in the movie, where the Jawa shoots R2 which stops him dead in his tracks. I have to complain about the head, though. The eyes are cool, but the head has a wrinkled look. I would like it if the head was smooth with the golden eyes. But, he has alot of detail, including sand stained clothing and wrinkles in his clothing.
For articulation, he has a swivel head, ball hinged sholdiers and elbows, swivel wrist, and a swivel waist. The head and torso can't really twist too well because of the belts.
Now, to my favorite of the "pack", the WED treadwell droid.
The treadwell droid is my favorite droid I own, just because he has so much detail and features. He has eight "hands" with different kinds of "fingers" on them. The droid does come in three different pieces when you buy it, but they all snap on easily. The droid has alot of detail, like weathering on the base and up his neck. I honestly think that this box should say "WED Treadwell Droid and Jawa."
For articulation, he has a swivel "head", swivel body, hinged "shoulders, and hinged "elbows." For a droid, this has really good articulation.
Since this is and older figure, you may have trouble finding him. You may even have to search on Ebay for him, but if you can find him for a decent price, I recommend you picking it up. You could also get a couple and do like Jtrooper and customize one of your treadwell droids to fit the Imperials, or Rebels. This figure is worth the money!
I forgot to say that this droid comes with the body for the R5-A2 astromech droid. bbfet
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Clone trooper Echo Review:
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another Star Wars figure review. Today I will be showing you the review on the clone trooper Echo figure.
First, I'll show the bio.
After Echo's first battle with the commando droids, Captain Rex marks the troopers armor with the blood of a vicious creature that had attacked them; the bloody handprint is Rex's way of recognizing Echo's transition from a "shiny" to a seasoned warrior.
Now, I'll show the articulation. He has a ballhinged neck, ball hinged shoulders, and elbows, swivel wrists, ballhinged torso, swivel hips, ballhinged knees, and ballhinged ankles.
Before I go into the good things about this figure, I'd like to go into the cons, first. One thing I have to complain about, is the handprint. In "Rookies" the handprint was a solid blue. Well, this one has scratches in the blue. But, the blue is the right color scheme, so I'll give hasbro that. Also, he comes with a quad cannon. I think he should have came with some different kind of a weapon. What, I don't know. Maybe a rifle and the medal he gets for destroying the base? I don't know. One more thing, even though Echo is called a "shiny" he has weathering on him in the episode. I think he should've had some weathering done to him. But, maybe I can weather him myself.
For the pros, he comes with a DC-15 S Carbine pistol, which suits him well. (He also comes with a missile firing quad cannon) Also, like the other clones, he has super articulation. Besides that, I can't think of any more pros.
The cons do outnumber the pros, but they aren't anything major. So, I recommend you picking up this figure! I'll post pics of this figure soon!
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nice review
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Thanks. bbfet
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Here are the pics for Echo. I didn't have enough time to post them with the review, had to go to Church. bbfet
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Hello, everyone, just wanted to say that I should have about three more reviews up later today. If I have the time, I'll try to post a couple more reviews. Until then, always find the best deals, never take your collection for granted, and may the Force be with you. bbfet
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Anakin Skywalker Review (snow gear):
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another Star Wars figure review, next up for today, I'll be showing you the Anakin Skywalker in snow gear review.
First up, I'll show the bio:
Anakin Skywalker wears cold weather gear to protect him from Orto Plutonia's arctic climate. Anakin, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Captain Rex, with clone troopers and Pantoran dignitaries, investigate mysterious disappearances at the planet's Republic outpost.
I have to complain about the "disappearances" part on the bio. I should read "deaths," but I guess that'd sound a little too violent.
Now, I'll show the cons:
I don't really like the removable hood, because it's supposed to be attached to the body. I think it would've been better if it had a hood like the CW Plo Koon figure. Also, I think it would have been good to have articulation in the ankles, but he still stands up really well. One more thing is that the right hand is opened almost all the way. I think it should have been closed so the lightsaber would fit in it.
Now the pros:
This figure has a really good body scuplt, and well as detail to his body. I like the color scheme, it is really like the episode. I would have preffered a soft goods kama, but this one is ok. I am glad this Jedi has articulation in the knees, it seems as if Hasbro is adding art. in the knees this year.
Speaking or articulation, he has a ball hinged head (which isn't really restricted by the hood), ball hinged shoulders and elbows, swivel wrists, waist, and hips, and ball hinged knees. So, he almost has super articulation, and good articulation for a CW Jedi.
So, overall, he is an excellent figure. I am really liking this years' figures. I entirely recommend you picking him up. So, until next time, find the best deals, always collect, and may the Force be with you!
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cool review!
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Love the reviews, but can we add them to the threads started for the specific figures? I think some of these already have threads started.
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Thanks guys, and what do you mean, Tamer? Reply to other peoples' reviews on these with the same figures' reviews? bbfet
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Thanks guys, and what do you mean, Tamer? Reply to other peoples' reviews on these with the same figures' reviews? bbfet
Yepper, we can get them all together by character as I am doing a review archives for each character. Its on the front page. I so need to get back to it, but time is always my enemy.
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Okay, I'll make sure to do that. Thanks, Tamer! But, can I still post them here and at the other reviewing "area?" Sorry for keeping you so long, and I udnerstand if you can't get back to me right away. bbfet
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Okay, I'll make sure to do that. Thanks, Tamer! But, can I still post them here and at the other reviewing "area?" Sorry for keeping you so long, and I udnerstand if you can't get back to me right away. bbfet
I will let Clonehead (fellow who started up this section) figure that out. I just know I will never be able to add your reviews to the archive if you have a separate area as we link to them by character.
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Ok, I understand. Thanks for your time. bbfet